Why Iran can’t afford to shut down the internet forever – even if the world doesn’t act
- Written by Dara Conduit, ARC DECRA Fellow, The University of Melbourne
As citizens around the world prepared to welcome the new year, Iranians began taking to the streets to protest their country’s deepening economic crisis. Spurred by the continued devaluation of the Iranian currency against the US dollar, as well as crippling inflation, the unrest is the latest in years of economic pain and protest.
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